Proprioseiopsis pascuus (Van der Merwe)

De Moraes, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D., Ueckermann, Eddie A., Oliveira, Anibal R., Hanna, Rachid & Yaninek, John S., 2007, Species of the subtribes Arrenoseiina and Proprioseiopsina (Tribe Amblyseiini) and the tribe Typhlodromipsini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1448 (1), pp. 1-39 : 20-21

Proprioseiopsis pascuus (Van der Merwe)

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Amblyseius (Amblyseius) pascuus Van der Merwe, 1968: 116 ; Ueckermann & Loots, 1988: 67.

Proprioseiopsis pascuus, Moraes et al., 2004: 186 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 15.

Female. ( Specimens measured. South Africa: holotype and 1 additional specimen)

Dorsum. Dorsal shield smooth, 293 [318] long and 208 [235] wide. Setae j1 25, j3 35 [38], j4 5 [6], j5 5 [6], j6 6, J5 8, z2 16 [19], z4 9 [13], z5 5 [6], Z1 6, Z4 79 [91], Z5 72 [85], s4 63 [72], S2 9, S4 9, S5 9, r3 19 [22], R1 13 [16]. Setae smooth, except Z4 and Z5 which are serrate.

Venter. Sternal shield smooth, posterior margin concave; distances between St1-St3 54 [57], St2-St2 63 [65]. Genital shield smooth; distance between St5-St5 63 [66]. Ventrianal shield pentagonal, with transverse striation, anterior margin slightly concave, 101 [113] long, 95 [101] wide at level of Zv2 and 82 [85] wide at level of anus, preanal pores mesad and slightly posterior to Jv2. Ventral setae smooth.

Chelicera. Movable digit 28 long, with 2 teeth; fixed digit 28 long, with 8 teeth and a pilus dentilis.

Spermatheca. Calyx trumpet-shaped, 25 long; atrium nodular.

Legs. Sharp-tipped macrosetae; Sge IV 57, Sti IV 38 [41], St IV 57. Chaetotaxy: Sge II: 2-2/0, 2/0- 1; Sge III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1.

MALE. ( Specimen measured. South Africa: 1 paratype) .

Dorsum. Dorsal shield pattern as in female, 252 long and 161 wide. Setae j1 19, j3 25, j4 6, j5 6, j6 6, J5 6, z2 13, z4 9, z5 5, Z1 6, Z4 51, Z5 50, s4 44, S2 6, S4 6, S5 6, r3 16, R1 13. Setae smooth except Z4 and Z5 which are serrate .

Venter. Ventrianal shield subtriangular and faintly reticulate; 104 long and 139 wide at anterior corners, with 3 pairs of preanal setae, 1 pair of preanal pores, additional pores not visible.

Spermatodactyl. Shaft 14 long.

Legs. Macrosetae sharp-tipped; Sge IV 32, Sti IV 22, St IV 44. Chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female.

Specimens examined. South Africa: Potchefstroom, North-West Province, from soil covered with Eragrostis curvula, 1963 , L.J. Erasmus (holotype female and paratype male); Buffelspoort near Brits, North-West Province, from Hyparrhenia hirta , 15-III-1977, E.A. Ueckermann.

World distribution. South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 14. Proprioseiopsis pascuus (Van der Merwe): A. Female dorsal shield; B. Female ventral surface; C. Spermatheca; D. Female Chelicera; E. Female leg IV; F. Spermatodactyl.